Sunday, January 3, 2010

Kensington Nightstand Charging Dock



The Kensington Nightstand Charging Dock is designed for iPod/iPod touch users who use their favorite mobile device as an alarm clock. Yes, I use my cell as an alarm, so why not have a device devoted to it?

It comes with an app to give it an old-school flip clock experience, and it even has a weather function. It serves as a charger, and is compatible with both the 4th generation Nano and 5th generation iPod. You should be able to get it for about $31.98.

Solar Surge for the iPhone and iPod Touch



This isn’t the first time that we have reported on some sort of solar powered charger for mobile devices, and the Solar Surge is specifically designed for the iPod Touch or iPhone 3G or 3GS.

The Solar Surge uses photovoltaic energy so it keeps the phone fully charged, and won’t drain energy more than it is needed. Yes, it takes 2 hours in the sun to give you 30-60 minutes, but that is usually as good as solar chargers get. Anyway, it is available at $70.

Samsung M5650 Launched



Samsung Electronics has officially unveiled its musical phone with complete sensory control today with the Samsung M5650. Aside from being music-focused phone, the Samsung M5650 also features a 3 megapixel camera, FM radio, MP3 player, and the usual Bluetooth, USB and Wi-Fi interfaces.

The Samsung M5650 is now available in Portugal but is also scheduled to be available in other countries like Asia and Europe soon.

Jailbroken iPhone app allows for Bluetooth keyboard support



While some other devices feature a physical keyboard the iPhone is stuck with nothing more than an onscreen virtual keyboard. Luckily, a group of developers have managed to get Bluetooth drivers uploaded to Cydia for use with jailbroken iPhones.

Unfortunately, you are only able to use the drivers with a single demo app, also availble on Cydia, but hopefully the developers will get it working for the entire phone.

TextGuard Launches SpeedGuard Mobile App



Here is another solution fordrivers who simply cannot kick the habit of using their mobile phones while driving. TextGuard has released a new software called the SpeedGuard Mobile. This new software application makes sure that the Administrator/Owner can control devices based on the speed of where the mobile phone is situated. The app is integrated with an existing GPS function, giving the Administrator the option to turn the phone on or off. The SpeedGuard Mobile is compatible with Blackberry and Windows Mobile smartphones and should help resolve the growing number of cases of car accidents caused by texting while diving.